Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Monument today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Monument at 1PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Monument. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 440 | 398 | 398 | 427 | 350 | 289 | 281 | 257 | 212 | 212 | 208 | 193 | 181 | 178 | 178 | 267 | 257 | 643 | 674 | 614 | 590 | 581 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:13PM0.67m | 3:45AM0.84m | 1:40PM0.64m | 4:02AM0.71m | 12:27PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21AM0.39m | 8:34PM0.03m | 9:19AM0.50m | 8:31PM0.10m | 8:26AM0.59m | 8:04PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 440 | 398 | 398 | 427 | 350 | 289 | 281 | 257 | 212 | 212 | 208 | 193 | 181 | 178 | 178 | 267 | 257 | 643 | 674 | 614 | 590 | 581 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 267 | 246 | 145 | — | — | 9 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 61 | 38 | 86 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 124 | 161 | 55 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WSW 15 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | — | NW 5 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | — | W 6 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 9 | — | 10 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 74 | — | 32 | 31 | 64 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 208 | 199 | 199 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 104 | 199 | 125 | 107 | 103 | 125 | 266 | 352 | 927 | 929 | 1371 | 930 | 938 | 938 |
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